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Local advocates say court rulings on Mifepristone causing whiplash for patients in NH
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have required in-person doctor visits for the abortion pill Mifepristone, allowing patients in New Hampshire to still…
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7m‘Swatting’ incidents becoming more common for Vt. school districts, law enforcement officials
Seven Vermont schools received false bomb threats from an AI-generated voice, prompting evacuations and disruptions, but the threats were deemed unfounded by law enforcement officials.
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4mNeedle-exchange programs have new state reporting requirements under new NH law
Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed a bill into law that requires organizations providing clean syringes to report the ratio of needles disposed at their sites to the number they hand out on a quarterly basis, and to have free disposal sites available to the public, in order to reduce the number of used needles discarded in public areas.
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3mIf YDC is sold, lawmakers want to send the money back to the State of NH — not victims
A bill headed to Gov. Kelly Ayotte would send money generated from the sale of the state's youth detention facility to the state general fund, while some lawmakers believe the money should go to the YDC Settlement Fund to pay out abuse claims from former residents.
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6mPlainfield board urges cell tower developer to look at sites in Lebanon
The Plainfield Zoning Board has asked Atlantic Tower to consider alternative sites in neighboring Lebanon for a proposed 130-foot cell tower, as the current site violates town zoning ordinances and does not provide much service into Plainfield.
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6mNonprofit works to identify best views on the Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is documenting and assessing views along the 2,000-mile trail to create a public inventory to help guide hikers and track changes, using a National Park Service rubric to evaluate the views.